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Poison City

Delphic Division, Book 1

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Poison City

By: Paul Crilley
Narrated by: Peter Noble
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Perfect for fans of Ben Aaronovitch and Jim Butcher.

The name's Gideon Tau, but everyone just calls me London. I work for the Delphic Division, the occult investigative unit of the South African Police Service. My life revolves around two things - finding out who killed my daughter and imagining what I'm going to do to the bastard when I catch him.

I have two friends in my life. The first is my boss, Armitage, a 50-something DCI from Yorkshire who looks more like someone's mother than a cop. Don't let that fool you.

The second is the dog, my magical spirit guide. He talks. He's an alcoholic. And he's a mean drunk.

Life is pretty routine - I solve crimes, I search for my daughter's killer. Wash, rinse, repeat. Until the day I'm called out to the murder of a ramanga - a low-key vampire. It looks like an open and shut case. There's even CCTV footage of the killer.

Except...the face on the CCTV footage? It's the face of the man who killed my daughter.

And that's just the beginning of the trouble I'm about to get into.

©2016 Paul Crilley (P)2016 Hodder & Stoughton Crime Fiction Fantasy Mystery Thriller & Suspense Paranormal Crime Fiction England Scary

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"A huge amount of fun." (SciFiNow)
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Like other reviewers I felt this was very similar to the Rivers of London books but with more swearing and violence.
The narration was excellent and I really hope there will be a sequel

Very entertaining

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Definitely got hooked with the story that ran through god's and zombies, angels and vampires, throw in a bit if interdepartmental politics. Good fun will def get the sequel

Rollicking good ride

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Really enjoyed this one. Along the lines of The Streets of London but set in Durban in South Africa. I don't know much about the country and the book gives a good sense of place. A very different dog companion to the loveable Irish Wolfhound in the Iron Druid books but he grew on me hugely. Exciting story and sets the scene for the next book. Looking forward to it.

A great listen

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I really enjoyed this book. As other reviewers have said, very like Rivers of London, maybe a little darker but the feel is similar.
As entertaining story that draws you in - I wanted to know how it ends, and will be looking out for the next in the series.
The narration is good, I enjoyed the voices. All round a great listen!

A really great listen!

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Brilliant narration a great story and moves along at a pace rarely seen just wanted more and more. Loved the characters loved the weirdness the darkness and the violence. And very witty. Listening to clockwork city now.

Just outstanding.

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